Scottish Government

Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, as a percentage of total incidents
SCOTLAND, 1999 - 2003

Table 1(a)

Percentage

SCOTLAND

1 April -
31 December
1999

1 January -
31 December
2000

1 January -
31 December
2001 ^{(3) (4)}

1 January -
31 December
2002 ⁽⁴⁾

1 January -
31 December
2003

Total incidents

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Total crimes and offences

42.0

39.6

41.4

40.7

52.0

(Of which reported to the pocurator fiscal)

25.1

27.9

26.4

26.9

25.2

Non-sexual crimes of violence

1.5

1.9

1.6

1.7

1.7

Homicide

*

*

*

*

*

Serious assault

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

0.9

Other

*

0.8

0.6

0.7

0.8

Crimes of indecency

*

*

*

*

*

Sexual assault

*

*

*

*

*

Lewd & Libidinous practices

*

-

*

*

*

Other

-

*

*

-

*

Crimes of dishonesty

*

*

*

*

*

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.

1.7

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.2

Fire-raising

*

*

*

*

*

Vandalism, etc.

1.6

2.6

2.8

2.7

3.2

Other crimes

1.6

1.8

1.6

2.2

3.0

Crimes against public justice ⁽¹⁾

1.4

1.7

1.5

2.1

2.8

Handling an offensive weapon ⁽²⁾

*

*

*

*

*

Drugs

*

*

*

*

*

Other

-

-

-

*

*

Miscellaneous offences

37.1

32.8

34.9

33.4

43.3

Petty assault

20.9

18.7

19.1

18.6

23.8

Breach of the peace

16.1

14.1

15.5

14.1

18.8

Drunkenness

*

-

*

*

*

Other

*

*

*

0.6

0.7

Motor vehicle offences

*

-

*

*

*

Behaviour not leading to recording a crime or offence

58.0

60.4

58.6

59.3

48.0

Not recorded

*

*

-

-

-